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Cops Reveal Another Cyclist Death in The Bronx by Hit-and-Run Driver
Cops have provided details on the death of a Bronx cyclist who was run down and killed on the Grand Concourse last month — the 19th bike rider to die in the city so far this year.
October 13, 2020
Another Community Board Calls for City to Stop Discriminating Against Pedestrians
Upper West Side joins the push for DOT to just install "neckdowns" wherever the safety improvement is needed.
October 13, 2020
BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Bike Injuries Are Up in Places with Worst Infrastructure
The Bronx is up and the Battery's down. New York, New York — it's a dangerous town!
October 7, 2020
OPINION: Sunset Park Can’t Wait for the Brooklyn Greenway and a Third Avenue Redesign
It’s time for the Department of Transportation to focus on immediate structural investments and street planning for a neighborhood that has suffered far too much loss.
October 6, 2020
Eyes on the Street: An Abandoned Greenway Annex Beckons Bike Commuters
A decrepit path through Fort Washington Park could act as an alternative route for those seeking to avoid hills. Of course, the city would have to fix it.
October 6, 2020
OPINION: Mayor de Blasio Must Hold NYPD To Account for Bronx Assault
Police abuses of Mott Haven protesters in June violated international law, says Human Rights Watch.
October 6, 2020
OPINION: City Must Fix a Dangerous Gap in the Bronx River Greenway
Funds and plans exist to fix a block-long stretch of road between Starlight and West Farms Rapids parks — but the DOT hasn't moved for a decade. What gives?
October 4, 2020
Flushing Busway Opponents Lawyer Up to Delay Project
"Let's make life harder for tens of thousands of bus riders to benefit a tiny number of car owners," the argument goes.
October 1, 2020
Queens Pedestrian is Dead in Notorious Car-Friendly Danger Zone
Add another death to Robert Moses's tab.
September 25, 2020
Pedestrian Killed in Flushing — And Driver Was Not Charged
The NYPD said this week that a pedestrian struck earlier in the month in Flushing had died — but it is unclear if the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad properly investigated the death.
September 23, 2020
